“Collector”

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Via Pitchfork

In which Luke Temple takes his Here We Go Magic project for a spin on the Autobahn and opens the throttle. "Collector" is the first track released from HWGM's upcoming album,Â Pigeons, and it's hard to imagine a more encouraging introduction. If the forward-leaning beat and drifting cloud of drone in the background are pitched somewhere between the Feelies and krautrock, the rest of the song comes from a more innocent and wide-eyed place. Temple's high-pitched voice and jangly guitars are rooted firmly in the indie pop realm, creating a nice tension between meticulous craftsmanship and ramshackle charm. By the time the song blooms outward in its final two minutes, all wordless chants and joyous crash cymbals, I want to buy a car just to hear how it sounds driving through farmland under a blue sky.